Record-holding marker



1,674,005 G. W. ESCHENBACH RECORD HOLDING MARKER Filed July 19, 1926 2 Sheet-Sheet 1 F F 3. a.

NEYEILIISE Record Crud- June 19, 1928.

Individual Plant No.1.

" ROSE MEM IVEILOSE B Record Card 3 $15 Commonfl June 19, 1928.

G. w. E SCHENBACH RECQRD HOLDING MARKER Filed July 19; 1926 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Patented June 19, 1928.

UNITED STATES GUSTAVUS W. ESCHENBAGH, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

RECORD-HOLDING MARKEB.

1 Application filed July 19,

This invention relates to a record holding marker that is adapted for the use of gardeners, florists, horticulturists and agriculturists; and an object thereof is to provide a simple and etlicient means for marking the objects and recording the essential data relative to the propagation of trees, shrubs, plants and flowers that can be arranged adjacent growing objects under observation so that the record connected therewith is convenient when data is to be reviewed or to be noted and recorded thereon for the purpose of a selection of the better quality of seeds or plants for future propagation.

To that end I provide charts, cards or the like that are tabulated and'arranged so that all the data relating to the soil, planting, fertilizing, cultivation and irrigation of vegetation as well as data relating to the growth, flowerage and fruitage of the vegetation can be easily, quickly and conveniently recorded thereon;in additionto which I provide a simple and efiicient means for holding and preserving the data that is adapted as a marker to be arranged adjacent the objects under observation so that a se lection of the best seed or plants can be made for future propagation.

Another object of this invention is to provide a record holding marker that in addition of being of great usefulness in recording and preserving data in large nurseries. green houses, public gardens and parks, is also especially adapted to the use of ama tour and professional gardeners as well as public and private schools in which the agricultural and horticultural arts are taught and studied.

Heretofore the marking and recording of data relative to individual trees, shrubs, plants and flowers as they have been planted and grown, to a large extent, have been without system or order, many growers depending entirely upon their memory for preserving valuable information that has been easily lost by forgetfulness; and a further object of this invention is to provide an orderly systemof marking and recording data of individual trees, shrubs, plants and flowers as they are grown, so that the marker, record and object under observation are always associated together.

Another object of this invention is to pro vide a record holding marker thatin addition to functioning asa record keeping appliance also will be effective in holding the 1926. Serial No. 123,384.

attention and increasing the interest of students in the study and propogation of plant life. That is by employing this marker the student'can keep the record and can have before him not only the common and botanical name of each plant, but also has a complete record ofits unfolding that is a pleasurable, interesting story that he has helped to make orv hich he can easily comprehend without arduous study.

A feature of invention is shown in the novel means for supporting the chart or card housing and also in the means employed for protecting charts or cards from inclement weather.

Other features of invention are shown in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of the various parts whereby a record holding marker is provided that is neat and pleasing in appearance, easy to construct and assemble, light to handle, and effective and durable in use.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from the accompanying drawings, the subjoined detailed description and the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a. record holding marker constructed in accordance with this invention, showing it also used as a support fora flower.

Fig. '2 is a view analogous to Fig. 1 showing the appliance used only as a record holding marker and arranged in a bed of daisies.

F ig. 3 is an enlarged fragmental section on the line 3-3 of F 1; showing the rec- 0rd holding housing secured in its support.

Fig. 4 is a view analogous to Fig. 3 with the cap and record holding housing removed from the support.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged cross section of the support on the line 55 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a view of a growing record card adapted to be associated with a marker.

"Fig. 7 is a blooming record card adapted to be' associated with a marker.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view of a record holdinganarker analogous to'Fig. 1 showing a front view of a modified form of housing for holding the record cards.

Fig. 9 is a central vertical section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8. r

Fig. 10 is a back view'of the housing shown in Fig. 8. i

' Fig. 11 is across section on the line 11- 11 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 12 is a cross sectional view of a stake for supporting the record holding housing that is a modified form of the support shown in Fig. 8.

Fig. 13 is another cross sectional view oi a support analogous to the support shown in Fig. 12.

Fig. 14: is still another cross sectional View of a support for the housing that is analogous to that shown in Fig. 12.

Fig. 15 is a view analogous to Fig. 10 showine a modified form of support for the housing and means for connecting it to the housing.

Fig. 1G is an enlarged central vertical section on the line 1tl-1fi of" Fig. 15.

Fig. 1-7 is an enlarged section on the line 1T-l7 of Fig. 15, with the record cards.

Fin. l8 an enlarged frontview oi the housing; shown in Figs. 1.5. 16;and 17 connected to a diflerent form oi support; and also showing a front view of an individual plant record card that is visihle through a transparent pane of the housing.

Fig. 19 is a central vertical section on the line l9-l9 of Fig. 18.

Fig. 20 is a cross section through the upper part of the support of Fig. 18.

Fig.1. 21 is a fragmental;sectional view of a modification of the housingshown in Fig. 8.

The record holding marker comprises a housing 25 that is arranged'on a support 215. The housing 25 can he formed in various ways, but preferably it is a transparent envelope that is adapted to l'ioldcharts, cards or the like that have or can. have data inscribed thereon; and this housing, is waterproof so that it will protect the enclosed record. The support 26 can he an ordinary round wooden stake such as is shown in Figs. 1 to inclusive. or it canhe a stake rectangular in cross section as shown in Figs. 8 to let. and 18 to 20, inclusive, or, it can he an iron rod as indicated in- Figs. 15 to 19 inclusive: it being understood of course that these stakes are of va -ious lengths and sizes and all having: sharpened lower ends suitable for inserting in the ground.

The simplest form of; construction is shown in Figs. 1 to 5, and as seen therein the support comprises around stake with a slot 9.? in its upper end that is sufiiciently wide and deep to" receive the housing: The housing, 25 is secured in the slot 27 by means of a cap 28 that, has a tapered inner wall that is adapted; to bofitteds tightly to the tapered end of the stake. 26, so that when in place as shown in'Figs. l to 3, it; will pinch the side walls of the slot 27; against thehopsing 251:0 hold it, in place.

The recording means can comprise a series of t'ahulated charts, cards and the like. with spaces thereon in which data; can he recorded, but for the salge of brevity only three cards 29. and 31 are shmvn in detail and they are illustrated in Fiourw (3, 7 and 18.

The card :29 shown in Fig. l8 is tahulatcd and printed with data that is of the most interest in the growing of flowers. and as therein. seen both the common and hotanical name of the flower. as well as the plant number or card indexing: number, are printed at the top ot the card. Then to the left hand side ot the card the various topi s are printed, of which records are to he kept. and to the right of those. topics are spaces in which a record of the plant can he kept.

The printed matter at the top ot illt' cards 30 and 31 are suhstantialtv like that. of card 29 except that the lmtanical name omitted.

At the left of card 30 a re arranged spaces for dates and to the right of these dates are spaces for memoranda.

Card 31 is provided with a doulile tahnlated space for dates of liloomino and spaces for the quality of hloom such as medium, good and line.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention it is assumed that the cards '29, 53H, 3}. contain a record kept of the rose shown in Fig, 1. From the cards 29 and till it is seen that a strong hush of the variety rosa was received and planted on the 9th of April, 1925, and the hush given an individual name. as Los Angeles. and an individual numher. as T, -lor use in distinguishing the plant: from other plants which will he later explained.

The record of the flower relative to the printed topics is kept in long hand and al seen in card 2!) the rose. in addition to other matter. has long pointed hud.;=. is hardy. has a flaming: pink color lilornn. toned coral and gold thatin time increases in intensity. that is large and well fornu-d and l'ragranl. and that it is of, hudded stock requiring: moderate pruning: and no dishuddingr.

Card ill) gives the dates of its hlooming. which is June T, 1925: then a later (late, June 15, is given when other huds are forming and the plant growing line. Then in card ill the actual results of the blooming ol rpiant No. 7 are given. A i seen therein one line liloom. is recorded on the Sthday o'liJune 192.3. on the 23rd of that month there was one good and three tine hloomsLthen on the 19th ol ululy there was oneniedinni two good and tour tine. hlooms. On August 8th there was one grood and live. line ros and then again on the 9th there was one lllediltlll. three good andthree tine.

From the foregoing it can he easily seen that. a; complete record of any individual plant can he kept associated with it so that there can he no mistake as towhat plant: the record, belongs.

In the upper right hand corner of the cards is printed an identifying numeral. as 7, previously referred to, that is used to distit) too

lllir llt) tinguish the plant from other plants and also used when therecord is kept in duplicate or triplicate as is desirable in large gardens, nurseries or schools, so that one or more complete files can be kept in an office, as well as keeping a record adjacent the plant, so that at any desired time a card can be drawn from the file and examined to note the progress of any individual plant. By this means a manager of a nursery, school or garden can, without leaving the otlice, know the actual growing condition of each individual plant, so that when the record indicates that any plant or plants are not doing well an attendant can be sent to learn the causes, and by means of the index and marker associated with each plant the attendant can easily and quickly locate the plant for which he is seeking.

Also in the upper left hand corner of the cards are arranged numerals such as 3501 shown in Fig. 6 that indicate the sizes of the record cards and also the dimensions of the card housings. That is the figures 3501 indicate that the card shown in Figs. 1 and 61's three inches wideand live inches long; and the figures 01 indicate that the housing is large enough to hold that size card.

In Fig. 7 the size card and stake numerals are indicated as3, -B, which means that the size of the card is three by five inches and that a stake rectangular in cross section is used; and that the dimensions of the stake are one-fourth of an inch thick by three fourths of an inch wide and twenty four inches long. It is'understood that the record holding markers, cards and stakes are made in various sizes and that the numerals and letters for indicating the sizes of the cards and stakes can be arranged" in various combinations that will simplify the matter of ordering and shipping them. In other words if a grower has record holding markers that will hold cards of a size three by five inches he has only to give the numerals 3, 5 to indicate the size of the card he requires; and also the size of stakes are ordered in the same way.

As previously stated, the record holding markers are adapted to be arranged adjacent individual plants and also they can be arranged to support the plants with which they are associated, as shown in Fig. 1; but in actual practice there are many trees, shrubs, plants and flowers as well as other vegetation, that need; no support, as indicated in Fig. 2, in which instance the marker is simply inserted in the ground adjacent the plant. By this system of marking each individual object a record can be kept so that one object can be distinguished from one another. In other words two or more roses may be planted side by side and by means of my marker they can be easily distinguished one from the other, as can also their records, and this is not possible when the plants are unmarked and their record is kept in a place remote from the plant.

In Figs. 8 to 11, inclusive, I show a modified form of housing 125. As seen therein I provide a channel iron32 that is bent to form the sides and bottom of the housing 125, and inside of the channel is arranged a froht transparent pane 33 and in the back a sheet metal plate 34. The plate 34 has a pair of oppositely arranged lugs 35, 36 that are bent to fit a rectangular stake 37, as best shown in Figs. and 11, and these lugs are arranged to frictionally engage the stake so as to detachably and slidably hold the marker at any predetermined position on the stake 37. The cap 38 can be removed when the cards or folders are to be inserted therein or removed therefrom.

In Figs. to 20, inclusive,I show a housing 125 with a modified form of back plate 134. As seen therein the metal back 134 has aligned lugs 39 extending outward at right angles from the back plate; and these lugs are perforated in the center so that an iron stake 226 can be extended through them so as to hold the housing 125 adjacent the top of the stake; and the lower end of the stake is sharpened so that it can be easily inserted in the ground.

It is understood that the lugs 39 may be bent at an acute angle to the back plate 134 so that they will grip the stake 226 and hold the housing in any desired position.

The housing, if desired, can be provided with an enlarged chamber 40, as indicated best in Figs. 16, 17, 19 that is adapted to hold a number of cards or circulars and when so constructed I provide small spacing bars 41, at the sides and bottoms to space the transparent pane 33 from the back plate 134.

In Figs. 18, 19 and I provide agrooved stake 326 that is adapted to support the housing 125 previously described and shown in Figs. 15 to 17 inclusive. The rod 226 has its sharpened end cut ofl so that it can be arranged between and supported by two staples 43, 44 that are driven into the grooved portion of the stake 326. The staples 43, 44 are arranged to hold the housing adjacent the upper end of the stake. That is I arrange the staples between a lower pin 45 and an upper pin 46 that limit the movement of the rod 226 when the housing is to be attached to or detached from the ward and downward a. sutlicient distance to he clear of the staple 43. The housing can he remounted on the stake 326 by a reverse movement thereof, and when in place the rod 226 rests onthe lower pin 45.

If desired the top and sides of the housin; can he made of wood as shown in Fig. 21. and when so constructed the sides and bottom 132 can he provided with a groove 41$ for the transparent pane and another groove if? for the hack plate 31. In Figs. 19 to let, inclusive, 1 show stakes of various sizes each adapted to have the lugs 2:35, 36 o t the haek plate ilet-eonnected thereto that is, these stakes as shown in cross section are rectangular with the portions 37 all. of the same size the enlarged part 17 of the stakes heinp, hack of the rectangular portion 37. In other words. in forming these stakes they are recessed on the sides at .30 and 51 to provide openings int-o which the free ends of the lugs Sin 36 "an he extended to hold the housing to-the stake.

It is understood that various forms of housings and supports can he provided. but. for the sake of brevity only a few generic n'uulitications are shown.

The record'eards shown in Figs. 6, T and 18 of this application for Letters Patent; with other similar growing record marker cards are used in subject matter for a separate application for United States Letters Patent sii'nult-aneously filed with this case under the title of Marker record cards, Serial Number 123,385, filed July 19., 1926.

I claim as my invention:

1. A record holding, marker including; a housing having an open upper end and its bottom and sides formed of a channel iron; a transparent front; pane slidahl v and re movably mounted in said housing; a metal hack plate slidahly and removaljily mounted in said housing; a record card for plants and trees; hars arranged het'ween said pane and plate to form a space for said record card; a removable cap for closing the upper end of said housing; and a. stake on which said housing is adjnstahly supported.

2. A. record holding marker including a housing having an open upper end; a channel iron frame framing the bottom and sides of said housing; a transparent pane titted in said channel iron frame to form the front of said housing: a sheet metal plate titted in said channel iron frame to form the hark of said housing; a growing record card for plants and trees; wooden bars arrangedv hetween said pane and plate to term a space for said card; a remo 'ahle cap for closing the upper end of said housing. and a stake adjustahly connected to said plate for supporting, said housing adjacent av plant, or tree for the purpose specified.

3. A record holding marker ineluding a. housing having an open upper end, a. ohannel iron bentto form the hottom and sides oi said housing; av glass closing the front, of said housing; a sheet metal plate for closin; the hack of said housing; a growing record card for plants and trees; wooden bars ar angled at the marginal edges of; and between said glass and plate to form a space for said card; a. cap for closing the upper end of said housing; a rod; and aligned perforated lugs integral with said plate for slidahly and adjustahly supporting said housing on said rod, said lugs arranged to frictionally engage said rod to hold said housing at any desired position thereon.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto atlixed my signature.

GUSTAVUS W. ESCHENBACI-l. 

